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I have this canker sore way, way back on my tongue and as usual it's very painful to swallow and talk but this time I am getting intermittent shooting nerve like pain up the same side of my head that the sore is on. It feels related to the sore. Anyone ever had this before?View Thread

Had my flu shot Oct. 2, 2014, it was given much higher on my arm then where other flue shots were given. It hurt right away. I have not had a full nights sleep ever since. the worst time is when I lie down to sleep. I have asked other people if they had any problem like mine. they said they have or know someone how has. What is going on??????View Thread

I am so glad to know others out there are battling the same problem I am having. I have taken pictures of what I pulled out of my nose and head! Don't let doctors think you are crazy. Come with evidence! Cell phones have cameras now, take advantage of that. I finally did research and had my doctor call in Stromectol. I have taken ever over the counter shampoo, spray, etc. I have suffocated my hair with the other medications. They smell, sting, and are so time consuming because you have to leave them in for so long. I took all three doses tonight. You take 3 pills at once. I will report back if it worked. They are in my ears and nose now too. It is embarrassing to say the least. You can't talk to anyone about it or you feel they back up 3 ft. I am constantly worried about it. Please know you are not alone. I promise to report if this medication works so you can call your family doctor and get relief for once and for all!View Thread

I've read a lot of posts regarding this topic, but none seem to describe me specifically.

I've been diagnosed with asthma long time ago, I've never had any seizures, or problems, I am currently taking pills and nasal spray, which seem to have no effect on my condition.

I am curious to see what causes this, I've had this problem for about a year now, and started loosely about the time when I moved in with my girlfriend into another flat (in different city).

Every time I lay in bed and go to sleep, my nose becomes obstructed after a while. It doesn't feel like it's full of mucus, it's merely 'blocked'. Upon standing up, it's clear in minutes (sometimes seconds). When in bed, my mouth starts feeling dry (really dry) very fast. After a short while, I have no saliva in my mouth, and it's uncomfortable to swallow.

I was diagnosed with strep (with a test at a clinic) and placed on antibiotics. The pain in my throat and...

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I was diagnosed with strep (with a test at a clinic) and placed on antibiotics. The pain in my throat and difficulty swallowing got worse within the first two days of antibiotics and then slowly got better. 5 days after being on a 5day course of antibiotics, my throat pain and difficulty swallowing was still there albeit somewhat better. I went to my general practitioner on the 5th day. he saw 3-4 small white spots still in my throat, understood I still had throat pain, ran another strep test which was negative and diagnosed me with Herpes Esophagitis and placed me on a antiviral. I had no idea what he was talking about until I got home and read about it. What I read is that it is rare in individuals that do not have an uncomprimised immune system. I am a 44 healthy male even though I sometimes get sick more than others around me. Can strep symptoms such as throat pain, difficulty swallowing and white spots continue to linger after a few days of taking antibiotics? Is Herpes Esophagitis actual more common as the nurse told me it was? Thanks.View Thread

Hello. I have recently started getting pain in my right eyebrow only towards the right side of it. It only...

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Hello. I have recently started getting pain in my right eyebrow only towards the right side of it. It only lasts for a second. A few years ago I had a basil skin cancer removed from that same area. I now have a new small raised bump next to that. I have not found any research that those cause pain. I'm wondering if this pain are related or not.View Thread

Grandfather was unable to smell or taste. Grandson and grand daughter have the same issue. Is there a name for this hereditary disease? This is not a 'loss' of smell/taste, as these two senses never existed.View Thread

I've had ongoing sinus and ear issues for quite awhile. I allowed anxiety to prevent me from seeking medical attention but finally did so. I was treated for a sinus infection and fluid buildup in my ears in January and it still has never went away. I didn't work up the courage to go back to the doctor until August. I was then prescribed Amoxicillin (875 mg) and that didn't clear it up. Went back a month later and was given a Z-pak and still didn't fix the problem. Another month and I was prescribed and steroidal nasal spray and Ceftin.

Now, I went back again and was told my right ear is full of fluid and my left about 1/2. I continue to be congested and have some sinus pain, my throat is irritated, I have have pressure, fullness, and some pain in both ears. Also, I have been running a low grade fever at every appointment (today it was 99.4). My normal temp is about 98.1, not 98.6 though. I continue to have slightly enlarged lymph nodes in m neck. She now gave me a shot of steroids and prescribed Doxycycline (100 mg). At what point to I need to see an ENT? I am afraid that this round of antibiotics won't do anything either. I feel tired and rundown. What is wrong with me? Is it concerning to have fluid issues with both ears for this length of time?View Thread

For the past three weeks I have had pain when swallowing. The pain with swallowing has went away but now when I swallow I feel something on the left side of my throat. It stings a little but not much pain. I have seen my primary care, and she said everything looked good and she couldnt see anything. I have also had a chest x ray that the dr said looked good. My primary care referred me to ENT and I plan to make the appt but to be honest I am scared. I dont drink. I been an on/off again smoker since I was 17. I am now 34 but never a heavy smoker. No vomit, no blood. Any ideas?View Thread

I have suffered with nose bleeds as long as I can remember. I have had my deviated septum chiseled several years ago. For the past several months when I get a nose bleed, it lasts any where from 10-45 minutes; with lots of clots. When I go to blow my nose during this time, I "feel" it and hear it "spray" through my ears. My ears have had ringing for 8 years and I have a bit of a hearing loss. This feeling is awful. My ears then feel plugged or watery and are a bit sore. I don't know what it is like to breath through my nose "normal". Yes, I use Afrin, it's the only thing that opens the airway for me to breath through my nose at night. I haven't been to the doctor for this but had other things go on earlier this year and was told that I am healthy. No cancer, heart disease, blood pressure problems, nothing. I too, seem to have this "matter" when my nose bleeds. my nose clots but doesn't stop.View Thread

I'm having an issue with my ears being stopped up. There's no pain, but there is the sense of fullness and some dizziness.

This is the second time it's happened. I've been taking Zoloft for 2 years and occasionally forget it, but I'm not sure if it's causing this issue or not...I missed taking it for 1-2 days, but I've been taking it again for 2 days and the condition is not improving.

Could the ear condition be caused by not taking the Zoloft or could it be Meniere's? How do I find out?

I have the symptoms of the beginning stages of a cold or flu. They go away and in a couple of days they come...

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I have the symptoms of the beginning stages of a cold or flu. They go away and in a couple of days they come back. Scratchy throat, sometimes ear pain, my eyes feel as if I have a fever but I don't have one... I have been like this for several months now. what can this be?View Thread

My throat swells up in the cold. Usually to the point i cant even breathe w/oit severe pain. I started getting rhis in my early teens and i dont get sick w/anything. i got this 2 weeks ago again, but i could breathe freely this time. After a week the pain went completely away. Tbough today i looked and saw that theyre still swollen. And i realizes that "off" feeling in my throat was me feeling them on the back of my tongue. Just by opening mt mouth, i can clearly see whst they look like in a mirror. i guess it is a tad bit, but its not really difficult to swollow food. i was wondering why theyre still so swollen and if theres something i can do. Oh, and i recently moved back in w/my dadand hes a chain smoker. im allergic to the smoke and actually if i take a too big of breathe i can feel the smoke in my throat and it does hurt now. I currently have no way of moving out. If thats the problem, would a beydril or two help at all? Or should i see a dr?View Thread

Hey my names Alex, I'm 20 years old. I found out I have had Cholesteatoma in my right ear for YEARS now, I noticed this lump behind my ear Years ago I'm thinking maybe 6-8 years ago and I was way too scared to tell anyone! I just tried to forget about it because I thought it was cancer!! And I didn't want to find out, when I turned 17 I couldn't do it anymore I started smoking weed everyday just to sleep at night and forget, it done a good job, I can't believe I've done this. I quit weed 2 weeks ago and I've finally found out what it is I've been up researching about Cholesteatoma for 5 hours now, I'm so releaved it isn't cancer! But I'm so scared!!!!!!! I can't find anyone on the internet that's had it for over a year I've had it for 6+ years!!!!!!!! I've read about what could and should have happened to me by now now I'm too scared to even go to the doctors because it has probably spread through out my brain I can still hear from my ear though?!?!!!!!! I think I'm a little bit deaf but I can mostly hear... It's gotten smaller over the years... But that's making me think it has sunk into my skull and expanded inside my head my ear is so pushed out I've had my hair long for years now just to hide it it's caused soooo much issues I haven't been able to get a job or Anything because of my hair... People don't understand why I don't cut my hair, it's sooo messed up what I've put myself through! since I quit smoking weed I've noticed how stupid I was to not seek help... I just didn't want to be diagnosed with cancer! And ruin my family and everything!!! Now I'm thinking I'll probably lose my whole ear because it has changed shape well it feels like it... I'm scared it has spread Into my nervous system... I'm going to be deaf. This stupid thing has caused me so much stress in my life I've lost so much weight from stressing... PLEASE I need a doctor to tell me what's going to happen, I'm too scared to go to the doctors still I'll have the worst panic attack I'll probably pass out!View Thread

I'm on day 6 of a bad flu with all classic symptoms. My fever broke TU night and is now normal. The remnants are chest congestion, nasal congestion, and slight cough. Nurse practitioner told me it will take 7-10, possibly two weeks to fully recover.

Q: When can I safely return to moderate, 30 min. of aerobic exercise?View Thread

I've been dealing with ear pressure (aural fullness) in both ears for almost 2 months. It started in my right ear with "pulling" sensation and I also felt a wetness in inside my middle ear, as if fluid was present. My GP said I had serous otitis media from allergies and put me on medrol and corticosteroid nasal spray in September.

It is now almost December and my symptoms have not improved. In fact, they're worse. Both my ears feel full and my left one hurts a lot with wild, high pitched ringing. My right ear feels more full, doesn't hurt as much, but I feel a wet tingling sensation all the time. I can even feel liquid moving down my eustachian tube, or at least the sensation. Furthermore, my right ear feels like it constantly closing so I can't hear well. My ENT says there's no fluid and my ears look fine, so I'm baffled.

The only way for me to stay afloat is by taking decongestants or Mucinex. I take the meds and I feel somewhat adequate for a few hours, then it comes back just as strong. I'm so depressed by all this. Can someone shed some light please?!!!View Thread

I was going on about my day as usual, cleaning, doing laundry, dealing with the kids and so on, when out of nowhere this yellow fluid just started pouring out my nose. I had bent over to pick up a pile of trash i'd swept up. I havent been sick or had sinus issues, I was involved in a car accident a few years ago where i got pretty banged up but had no concussions or anything that the doctors could see. I have however been experiencing an awful lot of headaches recently but things have been pretty stressful these last few months. Is this something i should be worried about?View Thread

Hello. I started feelinng really achy on Saturday afternoon. I didn't think much of it until Saturday night it got worse. My temp was around high 99 to low 100. Not really any other symptoms. Sunday morning I was BEAT. I felt I had been working out for hours the day before and then run over. That went on for most of the day. My wife woke me at 2am this morning. I was sweating. Checked my temp and it was in the low 95s. I got up and noticed I no longer felt achy. I still do not feel any other symtoms... no aches or fever. I do have diareah however that is not out of the norm for me as I think I may have IBS. The problem is my temo stays between 96.5 97.5 today. When I cover up I sweat like crazy. What is going on? I dont ever get sick so I don't know lol.View Thread

HELP!! For the last year straight I have been dealing with my ears turning beet red and they burn like they are on fire. Sometimes it's only one ear and sometimes it's both and ironically it usually happens at the same time every evening and will last anywhere from 30 min to 2 hrs. I have basically diagnosed myself with RES... RED EAR SYNDROME. Everything I've found on the subject states it's extremely rare and that there is no known cure. Has anyone else experienced this issue and found ANY kind of relief. I can't stand living with this, not only is it uncomfortable but it's effecting me socially. I will purposely avoid situation that take place in the evening knowing it's highly likely I will experience the red burning ears. I get very self conscious when it happens. I have seen my family doctor and a dermatologist with no help. If ANYONE has any information or advice I would GREATLY appreciate it!! Don't want to live with this anymore!!View Thread

My husband experienced vertigo the day after his flu shot this year. Never had vertigo before, and seems to be okay now...it happened a couple days ago. No other health issues as described by other posts. I am going to report as adverse event. Here is the link. These adverse events need to be reported. You just need to know exactly the type of flu shot you received - a quick call to your doctors office. Please reportt!!

Hello,
I'm 19 years old and have been having a sore throat since late September. It is about to be December...

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Hello,
I'm 19 years old and have been having a sore throat since late September. It is about to be December now. At first, it was painful and my lymph nodes were pretty swolen. I also found myself clearing my throat a lot. I used to have headaches and occasional earaches. Went to a Walgreen take care clinic and she said it's just allergies and suggested I take allergy medicine. The allergy medicine wasn't really working (well I stopped after 2 weeks, so i don't know if that effected anything). After a while, the headaches stopped and my throat didn't hurt as much. Always, I took a flashlight to look at my throat and there's so white mucus looking stuff in the back of my throat. Used a qtip to see the substance up close and it was clear, like mucus. Often, i would clear my throat and thick plemn would come up. Like, super thick clear sometimes mild yellow mucus. This especially happens in the morning. Also, if I don't drink anything for a while, my throat gets really dry.
One more thing, I've noticed the soft palate towards my throat is yellowish. I really don't know what this is. I've never had a sore throat last this long. I'm very concerned and am planning on going to the doctor this weekView Thread

Is it possible to have sinusitis after having ear pain? Ear pain since Sun.since Wed.nasal congestion and dry cough.Saw doc Thur says ear not infected said use hydrocortisone cream 5 days.burning sensation ear had is gone but ear still tender to touch above tragus and crease stil scabbing. Entire visit in exam room wasn't coughing or snotty.

Only medicine I take is naproxen 250mg for knee psin prescribed by doc.

What should I do or use? Would trying my neomycin polymyxin b sulfate hydrocortisone otic drop help? I also have left over nasacort I prescribed to use with my antibiotics for a sinus infection last may, what about that?

Thankfully I came across this discussion after having similar symptoms. I'm not sure if the cause of your symptoms are from receiving two shots at the same time (I am not a Dr.) but I know that I experienced similar symptoms from just the TDAP vaccine. I refuse to get flu shots because I'm stubborn and recently went to the Dr. who suggested getting the TDAP vaccine because I had not received one in the past 10 years. I was given the vaccine and it stung a little, but not much worse than any other shot. A little while after receiving the shot, my arm was extremely sore and I could not move it without pain, and I was extremely tired. This is pretty common for almost any vaccine...but then I looked at my arm the next day and it was bruised and the top of my arm was pretty swollen. This was also not too big of a concern because it's pretty common. The day after the vaccine I started experiencing really bad jaw pain (possibly my salivary gland) on the right side. Within two days that pain went away for the most part, and now my neck is extremely stiff, and has been for 2 1/2 days. I researched all over the internet about possible side effects...neither of these were listed, and the only place I saw them were under "unknown side effect" whatever that means. I'm sorry that everyone has been experiencing these side effects, but I am glad that I am not alone and there is hope that this pain will go away soon. When I called my Dr. to tell her of the first set of symptoms she said she thinks they may be common and to go to an urgent care if they get worse...such comforting advice lol.View Thread

Okay - I thought I would start posting weekly updates so you guys know how at least one of us is doing (or not). So it's going on 6 weeks since I got my flu shot and my arm/shoulder is getting a little better very slowly. I can't see much progress day to day, but I can see some improvement every week. Saw my MD week #5 and she ordered an anti-inflammatory gel ( I had been taking large doses of Ibuprofen daily for 4 weeks) and I'm using it in the afternoon and at night, along with 1 oral dose of IBF in the morning. I've also been icing my shoulder and deltoid muscle 3-4x every day and I just had a physical therapy eval yesterday. Will be starting rehab 2-3 times weekly and they have me doing gentle stretching exercises at home 3x a day. This whole experience really sucks but I'm hopeful that my shoulder and arm will return to its "pre injection" state in the near future. While I've been telling "my story" to my medical providers, I definitely get the feeling they don't really believe that this all started with an incorrectly placed needle. Seriously??! I'd appreciate hearing how others are doing . I'm hoping my arm continues to get better, and l'll be able to offer some hope to others who are going thru this. Talk to you next week!View Thread

3 days ago i inhaled some bread but i haven't been showing any symptoms of aspiration pneumonia. Fever(maybe) slight headache sometimes and i dont want to lie but sometimes a slight extremely slight chest pain i wouldn't call it a symptom. Backpain i already had sometimes or rib pain. But i don't have coughing up. And all those other symptoms. Okay but if you inhale food you can get pneumonia but is this sure or is there a chance you don't get it? What happens with the food then? Lung cilia right?View Thread

In September of this year, I began having trouble breathing through my nose. My right side in particular. I also had this constant feeling of mucus in my throat. If I leaned to the left for slept on my left side, I would be able to breathe easier. But I always felt like I wasn't getting enough oxygen, and it made me feel anxious or like I was hyperventilating. Shortly afterwards, my right ear began to full a "tug" and fullness, sometimes accompanied by pain. Soon it felt very full so I went to see my primary physician. He told me I had serous otitis media with no signs of infection in the right ear, and put me on medrol (6 day) and a corticosteroid nose spray.

Two weeks later, my left ear began to feel full and painful too. I continued to to use the steroid spray, tried steam inhalation, chewed gum, etc... But I kept feeling fullness and pain in my ears. A month later, I was having difficulty hearing out of my right ear and there was sharp pain, so I went to the ER that night. The doctor said the same thing as my primary physician (serous otitis media) and also that I had eustachian tube dysfunction. He prescribed pseudophedrine 60mg. The first night, it helped calm things down, but became less and less effective as the days went by. I finally went to see an ENT I who was familiar with me. He looked into my ears and said they looked fine. There was no fluid! He said the other doctors probably mistook a flap of bulging skin on my eardrum from trauma I had as a child, as fluid; but there was no sign. I was dumbfounded.

This whole time I had felt the sensation of fluid going up and down my eustachian tube each time I laid down. There was fullness, ringing a occasional dulled hearing, unless I cleared it by forcing air up my tubes. I have no idea what's wrong with me. It's been almost 3 months and I don't have a clue. I'm waiting for allergy testing and a sleep test for apnea. Any thoughts or similarities?View Thread

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